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Phenix City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,276 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Phenix City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Russell and Lee counties). During the 2024 school year, 7,276 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Phenix City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brady Baird
Florence Bellamy
KeAnthony Brooks
Katrina Collier-Long
Yolaunda Daniel
Elliott Patrick
Jonathan Taylor

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Phenix City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 83Jeremy GrayDemocratic Party 59% 6%
Alabama House of Representatives District 80Chris BlackshearRepublican Party 41% 16%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,986,000 $3,281 23%
Local: $19,777,000 $2,705 19%
State: $59,839,000 $8,186 58%
Total: $103,602,000 $14,173
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $100,240,000 $13,712
Total Current Expenditures: $86,390,000 $11,818
Instructional Expenditures: $49,233,000 $6,735 49%
Student and Staff Support: $9,157,000 $1,252 9%
Administration: $10,213,000 $1,397 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $17,787,000 $2,433 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,898,000 $1,354
Construction: $7,212,000 $986
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,587,000 $217
Interest on Debt: $2,244,000 $306

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 40-59 11 21 <50 25-29 44
2018-2019 46 60-69 36 48 21-39 55-59 64
2017-2018 43 70-79 33 47 >=50 55-59 62
2016-2017 43 >=80 32 50-54 40-59 50-54 61
2015-2016 38 60-79 27 40-44 >=50 55-59 56
2014-2015 38 21-39 28 40-44 >=50 40-44 55
2013-2014 36 40-59 27 40-44 <50 35-39 52
2012-2013 76 >=80 71 85-89 >=50 75-79 85
2011-2012 76 >=80 71 75-79 >=50 80-84 86
2010-2011 76 >=80 71 85-89 >=50 70-79 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 60-79 33 40 <50 50-54 67
2018-2019 45 50-59 34 45-49 21-39 55-59 65
2017-2018 41 50-59 30 43 <50 55-59 61
2016-2017 33 40-59 24 35-39 21-39 40-44 50
2015-2016 34 60-79 25 35-39 <50 45-49 51
2014-2015 33 <=20 25 35-39 <50 35-39 48
2013-2014 36 40-59 27 40-44 <50 35-39 49
2012-2013 83 >=80 79 85-89 >=50 80-84 91
2011-2012 83 >=80 79 85-89 >=50 80-84 91
2010-2011 85 >=80 81 90-94 >=50 70-79 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 PS >=95 >=90 PS >=80 90-94
2018-2019 97 >=95 >=80 PS >=80 90-94
2017-2018 97 PS >=95 >=90 PS >=80 90-94
2016-2017 93 90-94 >=80 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 85 PS 86 >=80 PS >=50 80-84
2014-2015 87 PS 85-89 >=80 PS 85-89
2013-2014 81 >=50 80-84 >=80 PS 80-84
2012-2013 63 PS 62 >=50 <50 65-69
2011-2012 70 >=50 70 >=50 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 66 PS 67 60-79 60-64

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,276 0.8
2022-2023 7,218 -1.3
2021-2022 7,310 0.6
2020-2021 7,265 -2.5
2019-2020 7,449 4.1
2018-2019 7,146 0.3
2017-2018 7,127 1.4
2016-2017 7,029 -0.2
2015-2016 7,043 0.7
2014-2015 6,997 0.7
2013-2014 6,948 1.9
2012-2013 6,819 1.6
2011-2012 6,709 3.4
2010-2011 6,484 4.4
2009-2010 6,199 2.9
2008-2009 6,022 3.5
2007-2008 5,812 3.6
2006-2007 5,601 4.6
2005-2006 5,344 2.7
2004-2005 5,198 -1.8
2003-2004 5,293 4.4
2002-2003 5,062 1.1
2001-2002 5,005 1.3
2000-2001 4,940 0.0
1999-2000 4,939 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Phenix City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.5
Black 58.6 31.6
Hispanic 10.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.3 3.8
White 23.9 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Phenix City Schools had 390.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.64.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 13.00
Kindergarten: 32.35
Elementary: 177.89
Secondary: 167.06
Total: 390.30

Phenix City Schools employed 10.30 district administrators and 42.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.30
District Administrative Support: 21.00
School Administrators: 42.00
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 66.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 16.72
Other Support Services: 97.63

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Phenix City Schools operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Freshman Academy5089-9
Central High School1,5689-12
Lakewood Elementary School4703-5
Lakewood Primary School517KG-2
Meadowlane Elementary School135PK-5
Phenix City Elementary School657PK-5
Phenix City Intermediate School1,0576-7
Ridgecrest Elementary School762PK-5
Sherwood Elementary School537PK-5
South Girard School5088-8
Success Academy0PK-12
Westview Elementary School557PK-5


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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